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"Suds in the Bucket"
Single by Sara Evans
from the album Restless
Released	May 5, 2004
Recorded	2003
Genre	Country
Length	3:49
Label	RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Billy Montana Tammy "Jenai" Wagoner
Producer(s)	Sara Evans Paul Worley
Sara Evans singles chronology
"Perfect" (2003) "Suds in the Bucket" (2004) "Tonight" (2004)
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"Suds in the Bucket" is a song written by Billy Montana and Tammy Wagoner and recorded by American country music singer Sara Evans. It was released in May 2004 as the third single from Evans' 2003 album Restless. It became her third number-one single on the US Country charts, and her first since "Born to Fly" in early 2001. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA on August 18, 2023.

The song appears in the game Karaoke Revolution Country and is included in the Rock Band: Country Track Pack. It was presented as well by contestant Brennley Brown on The Voice on May 15, 2017.

Content

This up-tempo song tells the story of a girl who abruptly runs off to Las Vegas one day with her boyfriend, leaving the "suds in the bucket and the clothes hangin' out on the line," noting how quickly it happened. The gossip and drama then spreads to other parts of their hometown, like a hair salon and the local church.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that it is "awash in fiddle and steel guitar and has a catchy chorus." She goes on to call the lyric "cute and will remind all parents of the fleeting joys of childhood and how quickly the kids begin building their own lives."

Music video

The music video follows the lyrics of the song. It shows a young girl running away from home with a boy to go get married. The song is intercut with scenes of Evans singing in front of laundry drying in the front yard of a home, in a beauty shop, and in a church. The video was directed by Peter Zavadil. It was first released to Country Music Television (CMT) on May 9, 2004 and then released on May 23, 2004, on Great American Country.

The video reached the top of CMT's Top Twenty Countdown for the week of September 9, 2004.

Charts

References

1. 'Suds In The Bucket' included in Rock Band: Country Track Pack
2. Billboard, May 15, 2004, Page 36.
3. "Video Monitor: New Ons". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 21. Nielsen Business Media. May 22, 2004. p. 42. ISSN 0006-2510.
4. "Video Monitor: New Ons". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 23. Nielsen Business Media. June 5, 2004. p. 47. ISSN 0006-2510.
5. "R&R Canada Country Top 30". Radio & Records. No. 1574. September 24, 2004. p. 65.
6. "Sara Evans Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
7. "Sara Evans Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
8. "R&R Country Top 50". Radio & Records. No. 1576. October 8, 2004. p. 58.
9. "R&R Most Played 2004: Canadian Formats". Radio & Records. No. 1585. December 10, 2004. p. 28.
10. "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
11. "R&R Most Heard 2004: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1585. December 10, 2004. p. 55.
12. "American single certifications – Cory Asbury – Suds in the Bucket". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

• 2003 songs
• 2004 singles
• Sara Evans songs
• Songs written by Billy Montana
• Music videos directed by Peter Zavadil
• Song recordings produced by Paul Worley
• Songs about teenagers
• RCA Records Nashville singles